While it has been a fairly reasonable item to be able to predict the release of in the technology industry since the first came out with success, further evidence has uncovered plans for a potential new version of Apple TV set-top boxes to hit the market at some point in the near future.

This leaves Apple TV, noted as a rival in the market and as a possible collaborator for content (such as claiming video content deals from Time Warner) not as the centre of attention in the supposed reveal, though the mention has been enough for media sources to latch onto in a quest to report the latest potential product developments.

An excerpt of the FCC filing states: “Today, Google competes as a network, video and technology provider, and eight out of nine of the next Google Fiber markets the company announced are in Comcast or TWC areas. Apple tablets are viewing platforms for cable services even while Apple offers an online video service, Apple TV, and explores development of an Apple set-top box.”

A further suggestion made in the FCC’s notes include that the new hardware could be sold as an ‘over-the-top box’ relying on internet connection as opposed to through a coaxial input. Apple, of course, are yet to confirm or deny whether or not they are even making a new Apple TV box, let alone any of its specific features…